Christine Terhune Herrick (June 13, 1859 – December 2, 1944) was an American author who wrote mostly about
housekeeping.
[James, Edward T., et al]
Notable American Women, 1607–1950: A Biographical Dictionary
Vol. II, p. 188-89 (1971) () She published articles in ''
Harper's Bazaar
''Harper's Bazaar'' is an American monthly women's fashion magazine. It was first published in New York City on November 2, 1867, as the weekly ''Harper's Bazar''. ''Harper's Bazaar'' is published by Hearst and considers itself to be the st ...
'' and was also a journalist.
Biography
Herrick was born in
Newark, New Jersey
Newark ( , ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County and the second largest city within the New York metropolitan area.[Edward Payson Terhune
Edward Payson Terhune (November 22, 1830 – May 25, 1907) was an American theologian and author.
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and
Mary Virginia Hawes Terhune.
[Burstyn, Joan N]
Past and promise: lives of New Jersey women
p.150-51 (Syracuse University Press 1997) ()
She married
James Frederick Herrick (1851–1893),
an editor of the''
Springfield Republican
''The Republican'' is a newspaper based in Springfield, Massachusetts covering news in the Greater Springfield area, as well as national news and pieces from Boston, Worcester and northern Connecticut. It is owned by Newhouse Newspapers, a ...
'', in 1884.
They had three children;
Horace Terhune Herrick (1887–1948),
James Frederic Herrick, and a toddler daughter who died at age 3.
She published her first article in the first issue of ''
Good Housekeeping'' in 1885.
Her husband died in 1893 of
typhoid fever
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,
but she was able to support herself and her two young sons through her writing.
Around 1890, she built a home in
Pompton Lakes, New Jersey
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Legacy
She wrote over thirty books on housekeeping, childcare and cooking. Herrick also published magazine articles and wrote a book with her mother.
Publications
*''Housekeeping Made Easy'' (Harpers, 1888)
*''Cradle and Nursery'' (Harpers, 1889)
*''Liberal Living Upon Narrow Means'' (Houghton, Mifflin, 1890)
''What to Eat, How to Serve It''(Harpers, 1891)
*''The Little Dinner'' (Scribners, 1892)
*''Chafing – Dish Suppers'' (Scribners, 1894)
*''The Cottage Kitchen'' (Scribners, 1895)
*''The National Cook Book'' (Scribners, 1896)
*''The Home Book for Mothers and Daughters'' (Christian Herald, 1897)
*''The New Idea Home and Cook Book'' (Blanchard, 1900)
*''First Aid to the Young Housekeeper'' (Scribners, 1900)
*''In City Tents'' (Putnam, 1902)
*''Hospitality at Small Expense'' (Clode, 1904)
*''The Expert Maid – Servant'' (Harpers, 1904)
*''The Consolidated Library of Modern Cooking and Household Recipes'' (Bodmer, 1904)
*''The Lewis Carroll Birthday Book'' (Wessels, 1905)
*''Sunday Night Suppers'' (Estes, 1907)
*''The Cooking School'' (Anderson & Stoner, 1908)
*''Like Mother Used to Make'' (Estes, 1912)
*''The Helping Hand Cook Book'' (Moffat, Yard, 1912)
*''My Boy and I'' (Estes, 1913)
$1. October 26, 1913, Sunday Section: Review of Books, Page BR581, 418 words Quote: "Christine Terhune Herrick's "My Boy and I," might equally be called the "Education of a Mother." It is a book that every mother of a boy should read, particularly if she is to have no masculine help in bringing up her little man child." New York Times Book reviewpdf version
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*''Candy Making'' (Rand, McNally, 1913)
*''Candy Making in the Home'' (Rand McNally, 1914)
*''The ABC of Housekeeping'' (Harpers, 1915)
*''The ABC of Cooking'' (Harpers, 1916)
''Lose Weight and Be Well''
(Harpers, 1917)
*''Letters of the Duke of Wellington to Miss J'' (Unwin, 1924)
*''Feed The Brute'' (Stokes, 1926)
*''The New Common Sense in the Household'' (Stokes, 1926)
*''Smart Supper Recipes'' (Page, 1928)
References
External links
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1859 births
1944 deaths
American family and parenting writers
American food writers
American magazine writers
Diet food advocates
People from Pompton Lakes, New Jersey
Writers from Newark, New Jersey
19th-century American women writers
20th-century American women writers